23. The Strange Case of Sir Newton and Mr. Leibniz

30/04/2021 29 min Temporada 2 Episodio 4
23. The Strange Case of Sir Newton and Mr. Leibniz

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Episode Synopsis

Today special guest, Ben Orlin from Math with Bad Drawings and I chat about two famous feuding foes: Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz.  In this episode, we'll attempt to answer the following questions:
How can you ensure your cat gets fed? 
What’s the worst way to test a hypothesis?
What do either of these have to do with math? 

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